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(b) Earthmoving; <br /> Topsoil and overburden will be stripped with bulldozers, loaders or excavators and <br /> stockpiled in the active mine phase. <br /> The mined area will be reclaimed to 2-feet below existing grade and tie into existing <br /> grade on the perimeter of the mine. The reclamation detail will include maintaining a <br /> 100-foot buffer around the perimeter and reclaiming the excavation. The mine was <br /> excavated down at a 2 tol horizontal to vertical slope on the east, west and south <br /> side, along with feathering grades back into existing on the north by Weld Cunty Road <br /> 40. This excavation will be amended and planted with crops or dryland native <br /> grasses. Historic drainage patterns will be maintained. <br /> (c) All water diversions and impoundments; and <br /> The perimeter of the mined area will be dewatered by digging a trench to bedrock. <br /> The water will be pumped into a settling pond and discharged in accordance with a <br /> CDPS permit. Wash water for the processing area will be recycled through a series of <br /> small ponds within the processing area. The water required to operate the facility will <br /> likely be provided by the existing water rights associated with the property. No ditches <br /> will be disturbed without prior authorization of the appropriate ditch company. <br /> (d) The size of area(s) to be worked at any one time. <br /> Typically up to 10 acres will be disturbed during mining. <br /> (e) An approximate timetable to describe the mining operation. The timetable is for <br /> the purpose of establishing the relationship between mining and reclamation <br /> during the different phases of a mining operation. <br /> The Operator anticipates that mining will commence as soon as all permits are in <br /> place. The Operator anticipates extracting approximately 100,000 tons of reclamation <br /> soil per year, however, production rate may vary based on market demands. <br /> Timetable for Mining and Reclamation <br /> There is approximately 500,000 tons of aggregate and which will provide 5 years of <br /> reserves. Phase 1 will be mined first, then Phase 2, 3, etc.. <br /> Reclamation will begin immediately after mining is complete. When possible, <br /> concurrent reclamation practices will be used to minimize site disturbance and to limit <br /> material handling to the greatest extent possible. Please refer to the Mining Plan Map <br /> in Exhibit C for phase areas to be mined, locations and areas. <br /> (t) Use Mining Plan Map in conjunction with narrative to present: <br /> Hunt Farms—WCR 40 Dirt Mine—MLRB 112 Permit Amendment Application <br /> Exhibit D-2 <br />